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Rusney Castillo

From what I understand, its basically down the the Yankee's, Red Sox, and Tigers for this guy. Since they have a huuuuge hole in CF (since Carerra stinks), they could really use him him. Revitalize their offense maybe?

From what I understand, its basically down the the Yankee's, Red Sox, and Tigers for this guy. Since they have a huuuuge hole in CF (since Carerra stinks), they could really use him him. Revitalize their offense maybe?

Would not surprise me to see Rusney take a little less money and play in a homeland-type climate. I would have guessed the states of Texas, California and Florida have the edge.

He could play in the post season if he signs by August 31st. He would need some ABs in the minors since he hasn't played since the end of 2012, but apparently the Tigers and Giants view him as someone who could contribute in the post season

I'm hearing that if we signed him and he gets a work visa before 31st then most definitely he can play this year. That's why I think its taking him so long to sign is because contending teams want to be sure he can play this season.

It's expected that Cuban outfielder Rusney Castilo will be making his decision in the very near future as to what team he's going to sign a huge multi-million dollar deal with -- perhaps even by the end of the week.

According to ESPN.com's Buster Olney, "the bidding for Rusney Castillo is nearing an end, and on Tuesday, two evaluators guessed -- and that's all it is at this point, just guesses -- that he will wind up with the Chicago Cubs. Another said the Detroit Tigers, believing that the Tigers swapped Austin Jackson knowing they could find a quick fix in Castillo, who can play center field, among other positions."

Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports tweeted that along with the Tigers, two teams that are also "in the mix" for Castillo appear to be the Boston Red Sox and San Francisco Giants. He mentions that none of the Cubs, New York Yankees and Philadelphia Phillies are "expected to place the high bid."

As Tigers beat writer Chris Iott notes, "It seems extremely likely that Castillo will sign by the end of August. A player does not necessarily have to be on an active major-league roster prior to Sept. 1 to be eligible to be included on a postseason roster, but he has to be in the organization prior to that date to be considered for a postseason roster."